>> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald good afternoon, everybody. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. a lot of questions for that surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings. did the brothers act alone? are they part of a terrorist network? and we're now hearing from the mother of the two men who cbs reporter randall pinkston says is speaking in their defense.

>> reporter: several streets around the boston marathon bombings site are re-op residents and businesses today's. sources tell cbs news 19-year- old marathon bombing suspect johar tsarnaev is telling investigators his older brother's radical views drove the attacks and that they were not connected to a terrorist organization. due to a gunshot injury to his throat he is only able to speak one word at a time and has been communicating with interrogators mostly in writing. in a new interview from russia today, the suspect's mother says her sons would never be involved in a terror attack. >> what happened is a terrible thing. but i know that my kids have nothing to do with this. >> reporter: the official number of injured from the bombings has jumped from an initial estimate of 170 to more than 280. boston public health officials say that's because people have been going to hospitals with injuries they did not seek treatment for the day of the bombings. sean collier the m.i.t. allegedly assassinated wil

laid to rest today in a private funeral service. "cbs tmoins" senior correspondent john miller says it aparcollier was killed for his gun. >> the operating theory now in the investigation is that they were short one gun and they wanted to get a gun for the younger brother and the fastest efficient way to do it is a surprise attack on a cop. >> reporter: vice president joe biden is heading to boston tomorrow to attend a public memorial service for collier. randall pinkston, cbs news, boston. >> tsarnaev faces federal charges of using weapons of mass destruction, to harm people and damage property. state prosecutors are expected to charge him with the murder of that m.i.t. campus officer, as well. meanwhile the bay to breakers race is helping victims of the boston marathon. they are donating $5 to the one fund boston for every person that registers in the next 48 hours ending this time on thursday. more than 30,000 people are expected to descend upon the streets of san francisco for the 12k race. bay to breakers is sunday, may

19. the boston bombings apparentlyinvolving legal immigrants is now a factor if the debate over reforming immigration laws. today homeland security secretary janet napolitano told the senate panel she supports proposals by a bipartisan group of 8 senators. she said the provisions to identify 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the country would help improve security. >> knowing who they are is critical to public safety. indeed, as we just saw in boston, information from our legal immigration system often supports response and investigation. >> the secretary says the proposed bill would improve on systems already in place like database tracks and fingerprinting but some republican senators say reforms should be halted and revamped to make national security a high priority. two suspected terrorists were in court today for a bail hearing in canada. authorities say two men were scheming to derail a passenger train in the toronto area.

the suspects are foreign nationals who lived in canada. we have learned that one of them had been living in canada for some 20 years. officials say they were in the planning phase and were getting outside help. the two suspects have been under surveillance for re thar. at this time, officials do not believe though this plot was linked in any way to the boston bombings. a bill designed to take guns away from some californians has now gone to the governor. state lawmakers approved the plan to take more than 40,000 illegally owned guns off the street providing $24 million to a program that takes guns from felons and the mentally ill. supervisors in contra costa county are considering a budget that could close more fire stations. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran tells us the lack of fire funding is as a result of a measure voters failed to pass. >> the impact is going to be tremendous i think to this area. >> reporter: a new budget was put on the table at this morning's board of supervisors meeting. and two more contra costa county fire stations were put on the chopping block. >> i know they have to cut, but

i can't imagine in the new budget cutting two more fire stations. it would devastate this area. >> this is our fire seas ey have their own re but dert case of something that really worse, all the stations have to help. what happens to the people here if something happens? it's a concern. >> reporter: last years the board decided to close -- last year, the board decided to close four stations including six engine companies after residents failed to pass a $75 a year parcel tax. unfortunately, last year's reality is the same today. there is no money. >> it's very difficult. and we recognize that our citizenry wants fire protection services and we are going to have to figure how to do this. >> reporter: the firefighters say the other reality is these cuts could be life or death. >> our firefighter staffing went from 91 firefighters down to 72. and these cuts would bring us down to 66 firefighters on duty. in a county this size, it's unheard of. >> rert: e plan so far is

to close one station july and another next year. supervisor mitchoff says she is optimistic they can find other options but dipping into the general fund might not be one of them. >> i know there is a feeling we are going to be ask to use general fund dollars and at this point, i have to weigh that against other needs in the county. >> reporter: today the budget was just up for generalization. the board of supervisors will make a final decision on it on may 14. in martinez, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> and cate tells us that she has learned that station 87 in pittsburg could be one of the stations forced to close. an urgent appeal for more donations from an east bay charity. meals on wheels of contra costa county could drop 200 seniors. it's a drastic measure brought on by several factors including a gradual increase in need in the community when the recession hit plus the sudden loss of $100,000 because of the federal budget cuts. 1200 seniors currently get home

delivered meals. and let's get a glimpse of the sunshine over san francisco. >> looks good. lawrence karnow soaking it all in. necessary concord with the mobile weather lab and a lot of friends. >> reporter: yes, we are. we are with the fifth graders at monte gardens elementary school in concord. what a gort day outside today. we have brought our mobile weather lab out here. what's your name? >> jackie. >> reporter: can you tell me the temperature on our mobile weather lab. >> 79 degrees fahrenheit. >> reporter: do you think it's hot out here today? >> yes. >> reporter: is it as hot as yesterday? >> no. >> reporter: no, it's not and that is a very good observation. it's not as hot today but still, on the warm side. of course, we have those record- breaking temperatures yesterday. i don't think it will be there today but it's going to get close in some spots. but there's a big change in the weather coming our way. we'll have more on that and more on the mobile weather lab coming up, guys, in a few minutes. back to you. >> hey, we're happy with that 79. all right, lawrence, thyou.

>> got a good crew there, lawrence. an eight-hour standoff involving the oakland s.w.a.t. team ended this morning with no suspect being found. gardens apartments at 65th avenue. there loing for a man they say shot another person in officers searched the suspect's apartment finally found nothing. the california highway patrol are will continue patrols in oakland. the details are still being worked out. but the chp might expand its patrols in oakland from two days a week to four. oakland is also working on a new contract with the alameda county sheriff's department to keep deputies in oakland twice a week. bicyclists, pedestrians will have to wait a couple more years before they can go all the way across the new eastern span of the new bay bridge. caltrans won't be able to finish the bike lane and the pedestrian path until the old bridge is demolished. that's expected to be sometime in 2015. until then, bike path will stop about two-thirds of the way from oakland to yerba buena island. a bogus tweet about the white house shows us just how

powerful the twitterverse can be. why wall street took a hit. >> and san jose city hall's most famous rooftop residents hacked. what these baby falcons are going to tell us about nature. coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

press' tweet about a white e attack. posted this hacksers are blamed for an "associated press" tweet about a white house attack. the tweet posted this morning reads, breaking, two explosions in the white house and barack obama is injured. white house spokesman jay carney told reporters soon after the bogus tweet that the president was fine. the ap confirmed that its twitter account had been suspended following the hack while it works to correct the issue. the dow actually turned negative after the twitter

hoax. but it quickly recovered. stocks are higher today across the board with all key s&p sectors in positive territory. as you take a look right there, up 135. good day. >> looking good. a bill making its way through the na could make tax-frhopping the internet a thing of the past. the proposed tax would demand that online retailers tax you. california is among states that already have similar laws and the bill is being backed by the national retail federation. they say it would make the playing field even between brick and mortar stores and their online competition. sharing passwords is oh, too common when it comes to a free ride for pay per view providers like hbo and netflix but should you be worried? kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts reports. >> reporter: steven miller wants hbo. >> i'll a big bill maher fan. >> reporter: he just doesn't

want everything that comes with it. >> ive to pea for tomorrow cast and dish and pay for basic promises which contain so many things i don't want to watch it's he ridiculous. so he uses hbo go. with a borrowed password. >> someone was kind enough to loan me their password and id. >> in fact government wanted to be aggressive, they could fairly easily tomorrow up with a felony charge. >> charges ranging from computer fraud to unauthorized access depending on the terms of service. for instance, netflix allows subscribers to watch shows on six different devices while hbo go requires every user to be a subscriber.

but he says media companies don't exactly enforce those rules anyway. >> they are able to accept a certain amount of passwo sharin to the popularity of the show. >> reporter: but he warns that tolerance could change as it begins to affect their bottom line. steven miller says he wouldn't mind paying for hbo as long as that's all he has to pay for. >> why can't i just pay for something i want to watch? >> reporter: now, if someone did choose to press charges, piraters could face jail and could be prosecuted for identity theft, although that's never happened. and remember, if you have a consumer problem, give us a call, 1-888-5-helps-u. or head to kpix.com/consumerwatch. >> all right, julie. thank you. and the weatherman playing a little hooky today. i don't see him here in the office. do you see him anywhere? >> i know. lawrence karnow took the mobile weather lab to concord and is now showing the students all the ropes. lawrence?

>> reporter: yes, i am. what a great group of kids from montes garden elementary school. i think they have enjoyed it. have you had a good time? >> yeah! >> reporter: that's what i like to hear and of course the weather has been spectacular out here. and all around the bay area. but we started to see some changes. fog is moving in along the coastline. what's your name? >> brendan gin. >> reporter: can you tell us what's your favorite kind of weather? >> probably a hailstorm. >> reporter: probably a hailstorm! i like the hail. too. we don't get to see that very often around here. what about lightning bolts? >> they're my favorite. they're about 55,000 degrees 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun. >> reporter: very good. you were listening. >> don't want to get hit by that. madison, can you tell us about what you learned about high and low pressure and what causes

wind? re lcauses wind. between >> the greater the difference between a big ridge of high pressure and area of low pressure, that's where you get those strong gusty winds. and we have seen some breezes around the bay area. it's nice to get a breeze on a day like today, lots of sunshine but temperatures are heating up. we have fog on the coastline and then the temperatures starting to cool off actually into san francisco after shooting up to 72 degrees. now they are back down into the 60s. but all around the bay area, the temperatures running up again. warm inland as temperatures soar under high pressure and offshore winds. low clouds and fog along the coastline and a sea breeze kicking in. we'll see more of that with gradual cooling over the next few days starting today. how about those high temperatures outside. we are looking at 80s towards san jose into santa clara valley. i think in the east bay, we'll

temperatures running up in many spots again maybe some mid-80s this afternoon in places like concord here and then as you make your way inside the bay, we'll see those temperatures running generally cooler but not bad at all. if you plan to go to the giants game tonight, it should be a good game. mostly clear, mild temperatures, into the mid-60s but we have big changes coming up over these next seven days. we are going to see more fog and low clouds gathering along the coastline. and that means some cooler temperatures on the way at least through thursday. then we are going to slowly start to warm up around the bay area. >> what is the coolest thing in the bay area? >> mobile weather lab. >> it is coming to a storm and coming to a school near you. that's the latest. back to you in the studio. >> smart kids. >> a special mission high up on a san jose city hall building.

a scientist actually rappelled down to the spot where a family of falcons has set up a nest. a biologist worked to determine the sex of several new chicks and to place bands around their legs. part of an effort to track the life-span of the birds to learn more about the health of the environment. there are a lot of falcons out there. up to 300 pairs in california. it's a lot. doesn't seem like it. top of the food chain. >> because the falcons are so high up on the food chain, their longevity is directly related to the health of what they eat. >> by the way, it turns out all of the newborn chicks on that ledge are males. all of them. >> there you go. >> i know. up next, speaking of eating, we are going to do a little dining with our fresh grocer tony tantillo. >> but first, is your meat safe? find out which meats doctors say are most likely to make you sick. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

university is making the transition to a smoke-free campus. southern california university is making the transition to a smoke-free campus. ucla went tobacco-free yesterday to coincide with earth day. it's the first university of california campus to ban tobacco products including cigarettes, pipes, cigars, chewing tobacco and even cigarettes. this is just the beginning. uc's president has called for all 10uc campuses to go tobacco-

free by next year. chicken and ground beef are staples at the dinner table but they may also be increasing your risk of becoming sick. that's according to a study by the center for science and public interest. the study says people who eat chicken and ground beef are more likely to contract salmonella, e. coli and other pathogens. meat may be contaminated during the slaughter process or when it's left at improper temperatures. it temperatures. are you looking to try something different for lunch? tony tantillo wants to you try a bread salad with a zesty dressing. >> reporter: well, you know what with this beautiful weather outside i love-making these salads. >> yes. >> you cam up with a good one. >> bread salad, vinaigrette, string beans and olives. pretty grill mark on them, to

make crunchy. and roma tomatoes, ra. >> could you grill these on the barbecue? >> definitely. kalimata olives and baby greens. so i made this vinaigrette. it's lemon juice with olive oil, balsamic, a pepper lemon vinaigrette. pour that on there. mix that up. should we let this sit for 10 or 15 minutes? >> not for too long because you don't want it to get soggy. >> perfect. >> a little bit of pepper in there. >> easy to make. thank you, bella. this guy's television career was over before it started. why his slip of the tongue has gone viral. coming up. ,,

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dakota says his first broad area. police placed the schl on lockdown shortly before while well, we have some developing news. concord high school is on a lockdown because of some police activity in that area right now. police placed the school on lockdown shortly before noontime while an officer responded to a nearby incident. don't have any other information. but we'll have an update coming up tonight at 5:00. switching gears in a big way now, a weekend news anchor in north dakota says his first broadcast couldn't have gone worse. >> it was bad. in fact, he got himself fired by dropping an "f" bomb. >> [ bleep ] [ bleep ].

>> go enm -- >> aj clemente opened the broadcast with a pair of obscenities on kfyr on sunday night. he apparently was having a difficult time pronouncing a name and was cursing to himself not realizing the show had already started. he is out of a job. everyone heard it but his twitter followers hope he will get a second chance somewhere else and apparently he is getting some job offers now. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ,,

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